Opinion: Why the tide may be turning against global political intolerance
By Mark KennyA version of this article was originally published by The Canberra Times.Call me naive, but might there be a correction coming - a global renaissance of the human heart?It is…
Democracy Sausage Episode: Angertainment
Is social media now a more powerful force reshaping Australian democracy than any politician, party, or policy? Why has Pauline Hanson spent thirty years in the political wilderness only to…
Opinion: Dutton was high risk. Now Taylor wants to do something even crazier
By Mark KennyA version of this article was originally published by The Canberra Times.Remember the pious hand-wringing a few years back as Liberals and their media friends warned that electing…
Democracy Sausage Episode: Two Teals, One Ticket
Have Zali Steggall and Allegra Spender just become the party they always swore they weren't? Can a "free vote" constitution and no party room really survive contact with a Senate seat?…
First Eight Project Book Launch at Whitlam Institute Sydney
The ANU Australian Studies Institute (AuSI) was delighted to celebrate the second launch of Andrew Fisher—So much more than a Prime Minister, on 12 June 2026, at the elegant Whitlam Institute in…
Opinion: Is Angus Taylor leading the Liberals into political oblivion?
By Mark KennyA version of this article was originally published by The Canberra Times.The good grace with which Peter Dutton exited politics in 2025 explained much about why his colleagues had…
Democracy Sausage Episode: Broken Britain and the Burnham Moment
How did a Prime Minister who won one of the largest parliamentary majorities in British history find himself gone within two years — and what does his fate tell us about the limits of triangulation…